More than 3,000 voters in Cobb County, Georgia, have been granted an extension to return their absentee ballots following a ruling by Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy. The ruling allows absentee ballots from approximately 3,240 voters to be counted if postmarked by 7 p.m. on Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on Friday, November 8.
The decision came after the state acknowledged a delay in sending out the absentee ballots. Civil rights groups had filed a lawsuit against the county, expressing concerns that the delay could disenfranchise thousands of voters unable to return their ballots in time.
